Why public advices matter in formulating China’s next five-year plan

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  Hello and welcome to World Today, I'm Ding Hen in Beijing.

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  Coming up,

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  Xi Jinping calls

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  for absorbing netizens' opinion in terms of formulating China's next five-year plan.

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  First up,

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  Chinese President Xi Jinping has called

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  for studying and absorbing netizens' opinions in formulating the country's 15th Five-Year Plan.

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  The Chinese leader said the public has put forward many valuable opinions and suggestions for the plan.

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  He urged authorities at all levels to extensively hear people's opinions and views to meet their aspirations for a better life.

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  President Xi Jinping's instruction came after a month-long online campaign seeking public input for the 15th five-year plan.

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  The campaign gathered more than 3.1 million suggestions between May 20 and June 20.

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  So, for more,

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  joining us now on the line is Professor Liu Baocheng from the University of International Business and Economics.

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  So thank you very much for joining us today, Professor Liu.

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